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		<title>One of the world&#8217;s oldest leaders</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/09/05/one-of-the-worlds-eldest-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Jose Ramon Machado Ventura]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Raul Castro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ricardo Alarcon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign Policy magazine has published a list of The World’s 10 Oldest Leaders which includes Cuba&#8217;s own Raul Castro:

Date of birth: June 3, 1931
Years in power: 2 (president since February 2008, but had been de facto president since July 2006 when his brother, Fidel Castro, transferred power to him due to failing health)
Rank on Failed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba and Mexico: Warming</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/09/04/cuba-and-mexico-warming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[mexican president felipe calderon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Via Oxford Analytica:
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque visits Mexico on Thursday, in an atmosphere of improving bilateral ties.  Close historical ties between the two countries, arising from a shared revolutionary tradition, and similar challenges from close proximity with the United States, had suffered under the administration of former Mexican President Vicente Fox.
Things have changed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign investors keen on sugar production</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/08/30/foreign-investors-keen-on-sugar-production/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[sugar harvest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A possible recovery of Cuba&#8217;s sugar industry through foreign investment is discussed in the following report from IPS:
Foreign direct investment in the sugar industry is acceptable to the Cuban government for producing alcohol and other derivatives, but it continues to be a topic that the authorities prefer not to talk about, at least in public, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wordle</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/08/27/wordle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Post-Castroism and sovereignty under seige</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/08/24/post-castroism-and-sovereignty-under-seige/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Several challenges will be posed to a transitional government once Castroism fades from existence (elements will certainly remain) and a semblance of democracy emerges. Organized crime will be one of them, particularly in the streets of Havana and other cities throughout the island, perpetrated by gangs.
The lessons learned (from strategy and tactics to combat) of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia, Cuba and Latin America</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/08/23/russia-cuba-and-latin-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Moscow]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ossetia]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[urgente 24]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
La Nueva Cuba has published two articles related to Russia, Cuba and Latin America.
The first is an editorial by Pravada titled &#8220;Battle for Ossetia transferred to Latin America,&#8221; stating Russia&#8217;s support of its allies (Cuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia) in Latin America.  There is no English translation, however, a Spanish one is made by Urgente 24 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chávez Sees Cuba as a Model</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/08/14/chavez-sees-cuba-as-a-model/</link>
		<comments>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/08/14/chavez-sees-cuba-as-a-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[food production]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Hugo Chavez]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mary Anastasia O&#8217;Grady, The Americas columnist for the Wall Street Journal writes about Venezuela&#8217;s Hugo Chavez emulating Fidel Castro&#8217;s authoritarian trait:
It is no secret that Hugo Chávez wants to be just like Fidel Castro someday. And last week he took a step closer to that goal by laying down 26 new decrees designed to eviscerate [...]]]></description>
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